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Saukville

In case anyone forgot, Monday’s heavy rains reminded everyone that Saukville is a river community as much of the central village was covered in high water and Highway 33 was closed most of the day.

With the bridge over the Milwaukee River closed to traffic, morning commuters were directed south to Grafton, reportedly causing gridlock there.

In Saukville, Mill Street, Green Bay Avenue and Highway W were closed to traffic Monday morning. The downtown triangle and Grady Park and nearby parking lots also were underwater as the stormwater system was overwhelmed by the deluge.

The Saukville Village Board approved a new two-year contract with its police union last week.

The contract with the Labor Association of Wisconsin, which represents seven Saukville patrol officers and one sergeant, calls for a 2.25% annual pay increase in 2019 and 2020 and expands funeral leave to include more family members.

The new contract takes effect Jan. 1, 2019.

Village President Barb Dickmann was pleased with how negotiations went.

“They are excellent people to work with and the process went very smoothly,” she said.

The judge, prosecutor and victims were all ready to conclude a case that began nearly two years ago.

The only person missing from the Ozaukee County courtroom last week was Lynette R. Whitford, the woman who in May pleaded no contest and was convicted of embezzling tens of thousands of dollars from the Blue Heron Wildlife Sanctuary in the Town of Saukville.

The 47-year-old Saukville woman, who had been free in lieu of $3,500 bail since being charged in October 2016, was scheduled to be sentenced for her crime on Thursday, Aug. 16.

The downtown Saukville “bank” building has been sold to a couple who own two pizza restaurants in West Bend and Kewaskum.

According to Ozaukee County Register of Deeds records, Michael and Deborah Herbert, who own the two Michaleno’s Pizzarias, bought the distinctive brick building on the village triangle at 234 Dekorah St. at the end of July for $92,900 from E-Collectique, a luxury resale clothing store owned by Mikelle Flanner of Grafton, that used to occupy the site.